Gatens, who was 7-of-11 from the floor, added six rebounds and three steals for Iowa (10-6, 2-1 Big Ten), which also received solid offensive contributions from Zach McCabe and Aaron White, who finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

The Golden Gophers (12-4, 0-3) were led by Julian Welch, who netted 14 points. Ralph Sampson III added 12 points, while Rodney Williams recorded a double- double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the loss for Minnesota, which has dug itself into an early Big Ten hole at 0-3.

Minnesota shot the ball extremely well in the first half, hitting 14-of-26 from the floor (.538), but led just 32-31 at intermission. Iowa converted 12- of-28 field-goal attempts, but hit four three-pointers in the first half to keeep the score close.

The Hawkeyes found their range after the break, hitting 50 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes, while outscoring Minnesota 11-3 at the free- throw line in the frame.

Minnesota shot 44.8 percent from the floor in the game, but was a dismal 4- of-23 from three-point range and connected on a mere 6-of-10 free-throw attempts.